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. 2023 Sep 28;16(12):2728–2737. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfad253

Table 2:

Bias, precision and accuracy of eGFR for the CKD-EPI09-NB and CKD-EPI21 equations across cohorts.

CKD-EPI09-NB CKD-EPI21
Total cohort (N = 4688) Absolute bias, mL/min/1.73 m2, median (Q1–Q3) −4.4 (−17.1 to 8.0) −0.2 (−13.2 to 12.1)
Absolute bias, mL/min/1.73 m2, mean (95% CI) −4.7 (−5.3 to −4.1) −0.6 (−1.2 to 0.0)
Precision, mL/min/1.73 m2 25.1 25.3
Relative bias, %, median (Q1–Q3) −5.6 (−18.8 to 11.7) −0.3 (−14.3 to 17.9)
Relative bias, %, mean (95% CI) 1.9 (0.5–3.3) 7.6 (6.1–9.1)
Accuracy, % (95% CI) 70.3 (69.0–71.6) 72.4 (71.1–73.6)
Cancer cohort (N = 3313) Absolute bias, mL/min/1.73m2, median (Q1–Q3) −4.1 (−16.8 to 8.8) 0.5 (−12.6 to 13.1)
Absolute bias, mL/min/1.73 m2, mean (95% CI) −4.3 (−5.0 to −3.6) 0.0 (−0.7 to 0.7)
Precision, mL/min/1.73 m2 25.6 25.7
Relative bias, %, median (Q1–Q3) −4.8 (−17.6 to 12.2) 0.6 (−13.1 to 18.5)
Relative bias, %, mean (95% CI) 2.6 (0.9–4.3) 8.4 (6.6–10.3)
Accuracy, % (95% CI) 72.0 (70.4–73.5) 73.4 (71.9–74.9)
Kidney donor cohort (N = 239) Absolute bias, mL/min/1.73 m2, median (Q1–Q3) −9.9 (−22.0 to 2.1) −5.8 (−17.6 to 6.6)
Absolute bias, mL/min/1.73 m2, mean (95% CI) −9.2 (−11.6 to −6.7) −4.9 (−7.3 to −2.5)
Precision, mL/min/1.73 m2 24.1 24.2
Relative bias, %, median (Q1–Q3) −10.6 (−20.4 to 2.2) −5.6 (−16.7 to 7.8)
Relative bias, %, mean (95% CI) −4.6 (−10.0 to 0.8) −0.0 (−5.6 to 5.6)
Accuracy, % (95% CI) 79.9 (74.5–84.6) 88.3 (83.8–91.9)
Non-cancer, non-kidney donor cohort (N = 1136) Absolute bias, mL/min/1.73 m2, median (Q1–Q3) −4.3 (−17.1 to 6.8) −1.2 (−13.8 to 10.5)
Absolute bias, mL/min/1.73 m2, mean (95% CI) −4.8 (−6.1 to −3.5) −1.4 (−2.7 to −0.1)
Precision, mL/min/1.73 m2 23.9 24.3
Relative bias, %, median (Q1–Q3) −7.0 (−22.1 to 11.9) −1.7 (−17.9 to 18.0)
Relative bias, %, mean (95% CI) 1.3 (−1.4 to 3.9) 6.7 (4.0–9.5)
Accuracy, % (95% CI) 63 (61–66) 66 (63–69)

CI, confidence interval.

Absolute bias is calculated as the difference between eGFR and mGFR; relative bias is calculated as the difference between eGFR and mGFR divided by the mGFR; precision is calculated as the IQR of the bias; and the accuracy is calculated as the percentage of patients with eGFR within the range of ±30% of the mGFR (P30).